The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-12-09

Mrs. George e. Pickett is a tall, slender,
stately woman of middle age.
Harriet Beecher Stowe says she will write
no more. Her health is broken.
Mrs. Rachel Lloyd makes $500 year
teaching chemistry to students of the Ne.
braska state university.
Elizabeth Dash, the "queen of confidence
operators, is under arrest at Philadelphia for
attempting to swindle persons by lottery
device. ..s.5- -- .-
Miss MilGe E. Folsom, q near relative of
the presidents wife, has been chosen precep-
tress of the Brookings ID. IT, Agricultural
college.
OF the 9,70O,C0O women and girls under
British rule in India 99, 800 600 cannot read
on write at all, and many of the other 200,0
can barely do either. 4:lsse.r - ~
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland says the truly
American girl will love and honor her coun-
try and be at all times ready to serve her
country She will not initiate foreign fash
ions and manners. Es RI y
Mrs. Langtry says her reasons for taking
out naturalization papers and becoming an
American are because she likes the country,
Its institutions, people, customs, and expects
to live and die here and does not desire to do
SO as foreigner.
Mrs. Wilson, of Lamar, No., is engaged in
the silk industry a southwestern expert
ment. She has raised 1900 worms on the
leaves OF the Usage orange tree, the cocoons
are reeled off and she is preparing klitting
and embroidering silk
Mrs. Edgar T. Welles, of Hartford, has
met with an unhappy experience in London.
She Went out shopping the other day, and
upon returning found that thief had en-
tered her room and stole jewelry to the value
OF 5000 and considerable sum of money.
The only member of the late Horace Gree
ley's family now living is his daughter, Miss
Gabrielle NJ. Greeley, who, four years ago,
bought her fathers house and farm of eighty
two acres at Chappaqua for $4,000, and
now resides there in company with two female
friends. a La
According to gossip, Princess Louise, eldest
daughter of the Prince of Wales, has already
refused three eligible Young men, and now
fourth is dangling on the hook, waiting
breathlessly, it is supposed, for her decision.
lie is Russian prince, and, as Russian
princes go, a fairly good fellow.
Hattie Hill Bryson, of Chattanooga, desired
" Weo OHVer klng, young grocer Of that
city, and her parents were opposed to the
union. Recently she went to her lovers
store, Joined him on the scales, and a friendly
parson married them SO quietly that the GUS
toners present were unaware of the cere-
mony.
Miss Alice Decker, of Milford, N. Y, the
acknowledged belle of Otsego county, is an
eccentric and daring equestrienne She rides
vicious horse without bride or saddle,
guiding him with her riding whip, and sends
him over fences and bitches with no more
ceremony than il she was in rocking chair.
Miss Decker is Is years old II
There arrived in San Francisco few days
ago from Japan a tall, aristocratic woman
clad in black flowing robes bound at the waist
by broad leather belt She proved to be
Sister Olga,a missionary OF the Greek church
in Japan. She is the Countess Olga Ponta.
tine, member of a noble Russian family.
Some years ago she was in attendance on the
czarina OF Russia, but finally entered a
religious order. She is in poor health and is
now ON her way to St Petersburg.